Originally posted by spoor
Originally posted by Chad_Thomas89
Atomic weapons are disgusting and are a disgrace smudged upon the history of man.
Wrong again, they saved millions of lives and bought a end to WW2, despite what revisionists like to claim. Japan could have surrendered at any time, but they refused to until after both bombs were dropped - and the USA was gearing up to drop more.
It could be argued as well that the post WWII nuclear weapon stockpiles ultimately saved untold lives moderating aggression between the superpowers.
Just by the knowledge of their existence, nuclear weapons force potential belligerents to give pause to ponder the possibility that any conflict between NATO and the Warsaw pact had the potential to escalate into unlimited nuclear warfare.
Had it not been for the restraint imposed by the threat the nukes posed by just existing, the cold war would have in all likelihood been much hotter and deadlier.

